The health service in the UK says they did not do as many weight loss surgeries last year because of the sickness that was going around. The hospital with the new robot wants to do surgeries faster and make people wait less time. The doctor says it takes time to learn how to use the robot, but it could make surgery better.
The robot, da Vinci Xi, is very smart and helps doctors do surgery without making big cuts. This means people hurt less, don't have big scars, and get better quicker. The hospital wants to use this robot to take care of people who need to lose weight and to do more surgeries that they couldn't do during the sickness.
Original news source: Luton and Dunstable Hospital surgeon uses new robot (BBC)
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– News Summary
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1. Read the article aloud to the students or provide them with a written copy.
2. Ask the students to summarize the main points of the article in their own words.
3. Encourage them to include key details and important information.
4. Give them a few minutes to write their summaries.
5. Have the students share their summaries with a partner or small group.
– Sketch It
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1. Divide the class into pairs.
2. Give each pair a blank sheet of paper and some markers or colored pencils.
3. Instruct one student in each pair to describe a scene or image from the article to their partner.
4. The other student should listen carefully and try to sketch what they hear.
5. After a few minutes, have the pairs switch roles.
6. Encourage the students to compare their sketches and discuss any differences or similarities.
– Keyword Hangman
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1. Write a keyword or key phrase from the article on the board, leaving out some of the letters.
2. Explain the rules of Hangman to the students if necessary.
3. Have the students take turns guessing letters to fill in the missing spaces.
4. If a student guesses a correct letter, write it in the appropriate space. If they guess a wrong letter, start drawing the hangman.
5. Continue the game until the word or phrase is guessed correctly or the hangman is completed.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into small groups.
2. Assign each group the task of discussing the pros and cons of using a robot like da Vinci Xi for weight loss surgeries.
3. Give the groups a few minutes to brainstorm their ideas and make a list.
4. Have each group present their lists to the class, allowing for discussion and debate.
5. Encourage the students to consider various perspectives and viewpoints.
– Speed Summarizing
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1. Divide the class into pairs.
2. Give each pair a timer (e.g., one minute) and a set of discussion questions related to the article.
3. Instruct the students to take turns summarizing their thoughts or opinions on each question within the given time limit.
4. After the timer goes off, have the pairs switch roles and repeat the process with a different set of questions.
5. Encourage the students to be concise and focused in their responses.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The robot is called "da Vinci Xi".
The doctor compares using the robot to flying a plane because you need to use your hands, eyes, and feet to control it.
The hospital did fewer weight loss surgeries last year because there was a sickness going around, and they wanted to keep people safe.
The hospital hopes the robot will make surgeries quicker and help people wait less time.
The robot helps doctors do surgery by allowing them to make smaller cuts, which means less pain, smaller scars, and faster recovery.
Some benefits of using the robot for surgery are less pain, smaller scars, and faster recovery for the patients.
The hospital wants to use the robot to help people who need to lose weight and to do more surgeries that they couldn't do during the sickness.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A doctor at a in the UK is using a new to help people lose weight faster. The robot is called "da Vinci Xi" and it's being used for the first time at this hospital. The doctor says using the robot is like a plane because you need to use your hands, eyes, and feet. They hope the robot will make quicker because there have been fewer surgeries since the pandemic started. The health in the UK says they did not do as many weight surgeries last year because of the sickness that was going around. The hospital with the new robot wants to do surgeries faster and people wait less time. The doctor says it takes time to learn how to use the robot, but it could make surgery . The robot, da Vinci Xi, is very and helps doctors do surgery without making big . This means people hurt less, don't have big , and get better quicker. The hospital wants to use this robot to take care of people who need to weight and to do more surgeries that they couldn't do during the sickness.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a robot?
2. How would you feel if a robot helped you lose weight faster?
3. Do you think using a robot for surgery is a good idea? Why or why not?
4. How do you think the robot, da Vinci Xi, helps doctors do surgery without making big cuts?
5. Do you like the idea of having surgery without big scars? Why or why not?
6. What do you think about the hospital using the robot to take care of people who need to lose weight?
7. How do you think the robot could make surgery better?
8. Have you ever had surgery? How was your experience?
9. How do you think the robot, da Vinci Xi, is different from other robots?
10. How do you think the robot helps make surgeries quicker?
11. What do you think about the hospital wanting to do surgeries faster and make people wait less time?
12. Do you think using robots in hospitals is the future of medicine? Why or why not?
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